Jeanette Clough is a native of Paterson, New Jersey, and received a graduate degree from the University of Chicago. She worked for the Getty Research Institute twenty-two years, and now devotes her time to writing and other activities in Los Angeles. Her recent book, Flourish (tebotbach.org) was a finalist in the Seismicity (Otis College of Art and Design) and Blue Lynx (Eastern Washington University) annual book competitions. She is also author of Island (Red Hen), Cantatas (Tebot Bach), and two artist books, Stone and Rx, designed by Tania Baban and published by Conflux Press.